NAME

simplescreenrecorder - A feature-rich screen recorder that supports X11 and OpenGL.

SYNOPSIS

simplescreenrecorder [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION

SimpleScreenRecorder is a feature-rich screen recorder that supports X11 and OpenGL. It has a Qt-based graphical user interface. It can record the entire screen or part of it, or record OpenGL applications directly. The recording can be paused and resumed at any time. Many different file formats and codecs are supported.

OPTIONS

--help: Show this help message.
--version: Show version information.
--settingsfile=FILE: Load and save program settings to FILE. If omitted, ~/.ssr/settings.conf is used.
--logfile[=FILE]: Write log messages to FILE. If FILE is omitted, ~/.ssr/log-DATE_TIME.txt is used.
--statsfile[=FILE]: Write recording statistics to FILE. If FILE is omitted, /dev/shm/simplescreenrecorder-stats-PID is used. It will be updated continuously and deleted when the recording page is closed.
--no-systray: Don't show the system tray icon.
--start-hidden: Start the application in hidden form.
--start-recording: Start the recording immediately.
--activate-schedule: Activate the recording schedule immediately.
--syncdiagram: Show synchronization diagram (for debugging).
--benchmark: Run the internal benchmark.

COMMANDS ACCEPTED THROUGH STDIN

record-start: Start the recording.
record-pause: Pause the recording.
record-cancel: Cancel the recording and delete the output file.
record-save: Finish the recording and save the output file.
schedule-activate: Activate the recording schedule.
schedule-deactivate: Deactivate the recording schedule.
window-show: Show the application window.
window-hide: Hide the application window.
quit: Quit the application.

FILE LOCATIONS

The files used by SimpleScreenRecorder can be found in the following locations:

Settings:

~/.ssr/settings.conf

Logs:

~/.ssr/logs/

Input profiles:

/usr/share/simplescreenrecorder/input-profiles/
~/.ssr/input-profiles/

Output profiles:

/usr/share/simplescreenrecorder/output-profiles/
~/.ssr/output-profiles/

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